Saturday 28 April 1956 at Molineux (Att 129,511)

Wolves (1) 3 (Mullen 27, Wilshaw 63, Slater 79p): Williams, Stuart, Shorthouse, Slater, Wright, Howells, Broadbent, Booth, Murray, Wilshaw, Mullen.
Sunderland (1) 1 (Fleming 45s): Bollands, McDonald, Hudgell, Morrison, Daniel, Aitken, Bingham, Fleming, Pardon, Elliott, Holden.

Referee: Mr T Seymour (Wakefield).
Order of Goals: s,W,W,W.
Penalty: Awarded against Ray Daniel for foul on Jimmy Murray.
Landmark: Jimmy Mullen scored the 1,500th goal scored by Wolves in the First Division at Molineux.
Position: 3rd.